MILWAUKEE – The Butler volleyball team recorded a big road win at Marquette on Saturday night by defeating the Golden Eagles 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 28-30, 25-17, 15-11). Butler has now won three-straight on the road as they prepare for five-straight upcoming home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Four different BU student-athletes notched a double-double at the Al McGuire Center allowing BU to come out victorious. Senior setter Makayla Ferguson narrowly missed her second triple-double of the season with 54 assists, 17 digs and nine kills. She added three blocks and a service ace to her stat line in the win.
 
Bri Lilly was also a dual threat in the starting lineup. The middle blocker posted 17 kills off just 25 attempts while leading the team with five blocks. She posted a team-best .640 attack percentage while adding four digs and a pair of assists.
 
Outside hitters Whitney Beck and Anna Logan were heavily involved in the game plan Saturday night. Beck delivered 16 kills and 12 digs at Marquette while Logan was in the box score with 11 kills and 16 digs. The third BU outside hitter to record a double-double was freshman Natalie Ravenell who ended the night with 12 kills and 12 digs.
 
Libero Taylor Takeda would lead the team with 20 digs. She was one of five players to pick up a service ace and also chipped in with eight assists. Yet another Bulldog to impact the decision was sophomore Brooke Gregory. She tallied eight kills and four blocks.
 
The match got underway with Marquette winning the opening set 25-20. The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 7-2 lead and would never trail even though Butler climbed back within one at 9-8. The early deficit was just too much to overcome as kills from Allie Barber and Hope Werch would end the opener.
 
Set two started in a similar fashion with Marquette owning a 6-2 advantage early. Butler came back to tie set two at 8-8 and would move ahead 15-10 at the midway point. The five-point cushion would shrink to just two points at 20-18, but kills from Beck, Ferguson, Lilly and Logan would allow Butler to even the match at 1-1.
 
Set three was an absolute marathon that took 30 points to decide a winner. A costly service error from Butler would make the score 29-28 and a BU attack error would give Marquette the 2-1 lead.
 
One of the biggest moments in the match was the fourth set. Butler played great with their backs against the wall to post a 25-17 win. BU broke a 3-3 tie early to enjoy at 19-10 lead. The fourth was never in question as Logan came up with the game-winner off the feed from Ferguson.
 
Butler rolled that momentum into the fifth set by grabbing a 4-0 lead. The 'Dawgs never trailed in the fifth to take the edge of the gutsy road win.
 
The Bulldogs will start a five-match home stand on Oct. 27 when they host Villanova at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Upcoming matches against conference opponents such as Georgetown, Xavier, Providence and Creighton are also on the horizon.